I am Cuba

Aroview: One of the most renowned documentaries of the 1960s, this poetic evocation of Cuba under Batista is today notable for both its quaint politics and feverish rush of black-and-white cinematography.

Made after Castro's revolution with the help of Soviet filmmakers, this summarises the peasant's rise against American oppression and subsequent revolution, a message intriguingly at odds with the hedonism of its imagery. Partially scripted by Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Cuban novelist Enrique Pineda Barnet.